St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-16
A CLEVE X SHOT
W hitch am intoxicated RilIia I'd
= player Thought He WAS Making
vi i'm a ST. Paul Billiard Room

a middle-aged man, who was fast ap-
preaching state of absolute intoXication
came into downtown billiard room last
night and insisted that he was going to play
a game of billiards. He approached a
young man who was occupying chair,
watching the games, and asked if he would
join him. The young man said he didn't
care if he did. and the attendant pro-
duced the billiard balls and lighted the Jets
over one of the tables. When the game
opened the intoxicated man had the first
shot. He chalked the cue, bent his body
almost to a right angle, and after sighting
along the cue made a punch at the ball.
1t went three or four times around the
table but failed to count. Never touched
him. but shvery clever shot" said the bill
HARDEST.
The young man who had been asked to
play scored three points on his first inning
whereat his opponent remarked:
''Shvery clever shot young man, shvery
clevery shot. You're fine gentleman, my
boy"
The second shot for the inebriated
individual. like his first, failed to count, and
as he stood back and rested the butt of the
cue on the floor. he remarked, "Ought
ter had it, but thatsh very clever shot:
very clever shot"
The other man then struck streak of
luck and scored IL points in his second inn
ing.
Very clever shot" said the inebriate
livery clever shot; but ii washn't drunk I
would beat the young man at thish game"
and he counted Is points on his own string,
remarkng with curious leer to specta-
tor: "Thatsh very clever shot. too"
By this time quite crowd of interested
spectators had been attracted toward the
table. The young man with the cue made
run of Z, which gave him % points, and
then for a change his intoxicated opponent
scored l billiard. ''Thatsh very clever
shot," he said. poking up button on his
opponents string, very clever shot"
Count it Oh your own string" said the
other man.
''Thatsh my string, and very clever
string" was the reply.
You tend to business or I'll quit the
game" said the young man.
This aroused the ire of the man of clever
shots and, running rapidly around the table,
he began punching the balls indiscrmi-
nately, white and red alike. at each shot re-
marking in voice that could be heard all
through the hall, 'thatSh very clever shot"
He was attracting the attention OF the
whole room when all attendant came over
and told him he would have to keep more
quiet. He argued that he didn't have to;
he was willing to pay for the game, and
knew. his business He was simply making
few ''clever shots" Arguments were of
no avail. He got louder and louder and
more loud, until at last the strong armed
attendant took him by the collar, and,
marching him to the outer door, said,
you'll have to 60"
"Fm very clever shot, and 1 shall
schtay," was the reply.
''Cuss your clever shots" said the at
tendant; get out of this. There's the way
l English my Shots" and he placed the toe
of hts right foot in the seat of the mans
trousers as he pushed him through the
door.
''Thatsh very clever shot," came floating
back as the figure of a man clutching the
air shot athwart the sidewalk. 80